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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1921
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921
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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS—Continued.
| Date of hearing. | Offence. | Inspector. | Result and Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2nd | Failing to keep in prescribed manner List showing full particulars of all outworkers employed. | Jenkins. | Fined 10s. Costs 21s. |
| June 4th | Non – compliance with statutory notice requiring the abatement of nuisance. | Billings. | Order made to do work in 7 days. (No costs). |
| June 30th | Exposing for sale about 19lbs. of unsound apples unfit for human food. | Dr. Oates. | Fined 10s. |
| June 30th | Exposing for sale about 91bs. tomatoes unfit for human food. | Dr. Oates. | Fined £3. |
| September 1st | Having deposited for preparation for sale about 3½ibs. unsound meat unfit for human food. | Rowsell. | Fined £40. Costs £5 5s. |
| October 6th | Exposing for sale about 34lbs. unsound pears unfit for human food. | Dr. Oates. | Adjourned sine die. |
| October 6th | Failing to keep in prescribed manner a List showing full particulars of all outworkers employed. | Dr. Oates. | Fined 20s. |
| October 13th | Exposing for sale about 501bs. unsound pears unfit for human food. | Dr. Oates. | Adjourned sine die. |
| October 27th | Furnishing a w.c. at 327, Whitechapel Road, with a pan not of proper construction. | Billings. | Fined 20s. |
| October 27th | Failing to give notice to the Sanitary Authority of intention to fit a pan to w.c. | Billings. | Fined 10s. |
| November 25th | Non – compliance of statutory notice requiring abatement of nuisance. | Henley. | Costs £1 Is. Order made to do the work in 7 days. |
| December 8th | do. | Hewitt. | Costs £1 1s. Order made to do the work in 14 days. |
| December 22nd | do. | Bare, | Costs £1 1s. Order made to do the work in 28 days. |
| December 22nd | do. | Bare. | Costs £1 1s. Order made to do the work in 28 days. |
In addition to the foregoing, proceedings were taken in 102 other cases, for noncompliance with Statutory Notices served for the abatement of nuisances. In all these cases the summonses were withdrawn upon the required works being done and costs being paid as follows :—
| Cases. | Costs in each Case. |
|---|---|
| 2 | 4/- |
| 1 | 5/- |
| 2 | 10/- |
| 93 | 10/6 |
| 4 | 21/- |
In two other Nuisance Cases, summonses against Owners of premises were withdrawn
in favour of summonses against Agents acting on behalf of the Owners.